2023-11-15 02:46:32
Considered one of the biggest stars in South American soccer, Díaz tearfully hugged his father in the first meeting between the two after the kidnapping that occurred on October 28, according to images released by the Colombian Soccer Federation (FCF).
Luis Manuel Díaz and Luis Díaz were reunited after 13 days of kidnapping by the ELN | Photo: @FCFSeleccionCol
“No more kidnapping,” read the black t-shirt of Díaz’s father and first soccer coach when he was a child in the indigenous town of Barrancas (north). In her lap, ‘Lucho’ Díaz’s daughter watched the moved grandfather.
The Liverpool winger is called upon to lead Colombia in the difficult match they will face against Brazil on Thursday, starting at 7:00 pm (Colombia time) in Barranquilla, for the fifth round of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup in North America. of 2026.
Luis Manuel Díaz, 56, was handed over by the guerrillas to a delegation from the Catholic Church and the United Nations on Thursday, in a mountainous area on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
He was kidnapped along with his wife in Barrancas, where the family is from. According to authorities, the ELN, which is holding peace talks with the Government, hired a criminal gang known as “Los primos” to kidnap the man. The woman was released a few hours later. Four suspects were captured on Saturday.
Luis Díaz publishes an emotional message for his father | Photo: @luisdiaz19_
After captivity, ‘Mané’ returned exhausted and limping from the long walks he was forced to take through a mountainous area known as Serranía de Peritá, very close to Venezuela.
He assured that he wants to continue living in Barrancas with his family.
Colombia is a country traversed by six decades of armed conflict that leaves 9.5 million victims: displaced, murdered, kidnapped and missing.
Liverpool does not trust
Now that Mr. Luis Manuel is free, all parties feel some peace of mind, however, everything seems to indicate that the team of which the Colombian is a part in England does not feel calm with Lucho’s coming to Colombia for the South American qualifiers. For this same reason he would have sent agents to safeguard his safety.
Luis Díaz, 2026 World Cup Qualifiers | Photo: Guillermo Torres Reina
Jacobo Solano Cerchiaro, a Colombian-Italian journalist, wrote through his X account that “the great news is that it comes with Scotland Yard agents.” Apparently, the British squad loaned their player out of fear about his coming to coffee territory: “Liverpool is not calm about his safety in Colombia.”
“Luis Díaz is landing in Barranquilla, there is a very large security device from the Colombian police,” he added this Tuesday morning after learning that the player would be arriving in the country. After this, the images of the reunion of the entire family at the Colombia National Team concentration hotel went viral.
*With information from AFP.
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